Table-equilibrizer.



D. A. PENEDU.

TABLE EQUILIBRIZER. APPLICATION FILED APR.21, 1913.

1,095,668, Patented May 5, 1914 COLUMBIA PLANOQRAPl-l CO WMI-PINGTON, D. c. v

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFI OEEQ DANIEL A. PENEDO, OF BISBEE, ARIZONA.

TABLE-EQUILIBRIZER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL A. Pnnnoo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bisbee, in the county of Cochise and State of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Table-Equilibrizers, of which the followin is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

T his invention relates to new and useful improvements in table equilibrizers and more particularly to a self-leveling table adapted for use upon shipboard, the object ot the invention being to provide a table of this character which is adapted for use upon various kinds of ships and vessels, whereby the table top ill be disposed in a level plane, regardless of the position of the ship or vessel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a self-leveling table which will possess advantages in points of efiiciency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

lVith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a modified form of table; and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line In carrying out my invention, I provide a base 12 having mounted thereon the inclined supporting legs 13, the upper endsof which are arcuately curved, as shown at 14. The supporting legs 13 are suitably braced at the upper ends of the inclined portions by means of the metal band 15 and are further braced by means of the band 16 which is secured to the arcuate portions 14. The extreme upper ends of the supporting legs 13 project upwardly and are inclined inwardly toward each other and connected by means of a collar 1'7, which provides a bearing for the ball 18. The upper ends of the supporting legs 13 are suitably connected by means of a band 19, which is secured to the supporting legs at the upper ends of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 21, 1913.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Serial No. 762,627.

the arcuate portions 14. Suspended from the ball 18 is a supporting rod 20 upon the lower end of which is mounted a weight- 21.

The rod 19 extends upwardly through the ball 18 and mounted thereon is a plate 22. Mounted upon the plate 22 and secured thereto in any suitable manner is a table top 23. From this it will be seen that upon the rocking motion of the ship, the wei ht 21 will swing so as to dispose the table top 23 in a level position, regardless of the position of the ship.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable self-leveling table whereby the table top will at all times be retained in a perfectly level position, regardless of the position of the ship. It will also be apparent that the device in itself is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is A device of the class described including a base, spaced supporting legs mounted upon said base and arouately curved at their intermediate portions, a bearing member mounted upon the upper ends of said legs, a ball mounted upon said bearing for oscillatory movement, a rod suspended from said ball, a weight upon the lower end of said rod and adapted to oscillate within the arcuate portions of the legs, a table top mounted Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

